Could an elephant have the same momentum as a golf ball?
1 Answer
Yes.
Explanation:
The mass of a golf ball is about 45 gms, or 0.045 kg. For the sake of discussion, I will choose an elephant that has mass of 4500 kg. That is
Imagine the golf ball was given a speed of
For the elephant to be walking and have the same momentum as the golf ball, it has to have velocity that is
So the elephant must be going
I hope this helps,
Steve